The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-14
THE VEST RESOLUTION
as adopted by the Senate is as follows

Res0tUed, That the secretary OF the Treas
ury furnish to this body full and com plete
statement, by itemized account, of all the
money paid out for or on account, directly
or indirectly, to the officers of the United
States IN the prosecutions of civil,
or criminal causes in the State courts
by Federal officials of the Depart
ment of Justice. and Department OF
Interior from the LIST day of July, 1879,
to the list day of December, 1856, together
with a list of all such officials, or agents, or
employees, engaged in such prosecutions,
and the amount each received, and for what
species of services il was paid, and to state
by what authority of law such proceedings
have been carried on and payments made,
and what pecuniary interests, or vested
right the United States had connected with
such prosecutions in the said state courts.
SENATOR PLUMB, TO-DAY, INTRODUCED
bill to give to the United States
power to determine all questions
concerning the right and extent of the
domain of the United States within the
country of the Cherokees, Creeks,
ChickasaWs, ChoctaWs and Seminoles,
under treaties of tribes with the United
| States, and all questions of damage to
any property of any OF these tribes re-
| sulting from entering upon or occupa-
! corporations, under an alleged lease Of
land or grant of right OF way through
the lands of these Indians. The bill
provides that whenever any attempt is
| made to secure any rights in the lands
| belonging to the Indians named, the In
| dams shall be entitled to all rights
before the law now granted to citizens
| of the United States in such cases.
/ The Department OF Agriculture es-
! Inmates of the area, product aud value
of corn, wheat and oats for permanent
record, are compiled. The official work
| of the year has been thoroughly re-
| viewed with the aid of State co-opera-
! ton and all available data of crop pro-
duction and aggregates are substantially
as those recently reported.
THE CORN CROP
in round numbers aggregates 1865
600 900 bushels, grown on 100000
acres, and has a farm value of 500 900
the yield is % bushels per acre, Az
bushels less than last year. There is an
| increase of area of over per cent, and
q decrease in the product OF Il per
! cent, while the average price has IN
| creased u per cent, or from 32.S cents
! to 36.6 cents per buShel. The aggregate
product of wheat Is 457, 000, 900 bushels
/ from sn area of nearly 81 600 900 acres,
| having a farm value of S314, 900 600,
! The average value is 63.7 cents pei
bushel. against III for the previous
crop, and 64.5 cents for the great crop
of 1884. This is 80 per cent. reduction
from the average value between 1870
and 1880. The yield OF
SPRING WHEAT
centres is better than was expected
early in the season and on the Pacific
coast much worse. The general aver
age for winter and spring wheat is
nearly II 4 bushels per acre. The pro-
duct OF oats is $40, 900, 900 bushels,
: GOO 600 bushels less than last year
from an area of over $1,000, 900 acres
with a producing value OF sl66, 600 900
The average yield is % bushels against
q. 6 last year. The average value is ~
cents per bushel. Last year It was 23.5
cents per bushel.
COMMISSIONERS SPARKS,
nj the General Land Office, has az
nroyed and forwarded to the Secretary
Of the Interior, for transmission tc
lConoress. the report of Surveyor-Gen-
eral Julian, of New Mexico, recommend
ing the rejection OF the private land
claim known as the Caspar Ortiz grant
Number 2S7, covering an area OF abou
| - nm ooras on the ground that tn